Hoffmannius
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Hoffmannius is a genus
of scorpion
s in the family Vaejovidae
. It comprises the following species:
In addition, Vaejovis oaxaca belongs to a species group
which is now placed in Hoffmannius, but the authors who described that species retained its placement in Vaejovis.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of scorpion
Scorpion
Scorpions are predatory arthropod animals of the order Scorpiones within the class Arachnida. They have eight legs and are easily recognized by the pair of grasping claws and the narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back, ending with a venomous stinger...
s in the family Vaejovidae
Vaejovidae
Vaejovidae is a family of scorpions, comprising 17 genera, all found in Mexico and the southwestern United States:*Franckeus Soleglad & Fet, 2005*Gertschius Graham & Soleglad, 2007*Hoffmannius Soleglad & Fet, 2008...
. It comprises the following species:
- Hoffmannius bilineatus (Pocock, 1898)
- Hoffmannius coahuilae (Williams, 1968)
- Hoffmannius confusus (Stahnke, 1940)
- Hoffmannius diazi (Williams, 1970)
- Hoffmannius eusthenura (Wood, 1863)
- Hoffmannius galbus (Williams, 1970)
- Hoffmannius glabrimanus (Sissom & Hendrixson, 2005)
- Hoffmannius globosus (Borelli, 1915)
- Hoffmannius gravicaudus (Williams, 1970)
- Hoffmannius hoffmanni (Williams, 1970)
- Hoffmannius punctatus (Karsch, 1879)
- Hoffmannius puritanus (Gertsch, 1958)
- Hoffmannius spinigerus (Wood, 1863)
- Hoffmannius viscainensis (Williams, 1970)
- Hoffmannius vittatus (Williams, 1970)
- Hoffmannius waeringi (Williams, 1970)
- Hoffmannius waueri (Gertsch & Soleglad, 1972)
In addition, Vaejovis oaxaca belongs to a species group
Species group
A species group is an informal taxonomic rank into which an assemblage of closely related species within a genus are grouped because of their morphological similarities and their identity as a biological unit with a single monophyletic origin.-Use:...
which is now placed in Hoffmannius, but the authors who described that species retained its placement in Vaejovis.